Alfonso VIII Of Castile

1155 - 1214  (58 years)

• Name	Alfonso VIII Of Castile
  Birth	11 Nov 1155	Castilla y Leon, Spain
  Gender	Male
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  Death	05 Oct 1214	Castilla y Leon, Spain
  Burial	Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain
  	Monasterio de Santa Maria la Real de las Huelgas
  Person ID	I422	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Plantagenet,   b. 13 Oct 1162   d. 31 Oct 1214 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	1170
  Children	1. Berenguela Of Castile,   b. 01 Jan 1180, Segovia, Castilla y Leon, Spain d. 08 Nov 1246, Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Blanche De Castile,   b. 1188, Spain d. 1252 (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 11 Nov 1155 - Castilla y Leon, Spain Death - 05 Oct 1214 - Castilla y Leon, Spain Burial - - Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Alfonso VIII Of "El De Las Navas" Castile Birth: Nov. 11, 1155 Castilla y Leon, Spain Death: Oct. 5, 1214 Castilla y Leon, Spain King of Castile, King of Toledo Son of King Sancho III of Castile and Blanca Ramírez of Navarre, he succeeded to his father's crown at the age of three. He began ruling in his own right at the age of fifteen, and during his reign, allied all the major Christian kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula. Alfonso married in 1177, to Eleanor Plantagenet, daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Their union produced eleven children, and together they founded the Monastery de Santa Maria la Real de las Huelgas. When Alfonso died at Gutierre-Muñoz, his wife, in her grief, only survived him by a few weeks. They are buried together, and Alfonso was succeeded by his only surviving son, Enrique I. Family links: Spouse: Eleanor Plantagenet (1162 - 1214) Children: Berenguela Of Castile (1180 - 1246)* Sancho de Castilla y Plantagenet (1181 - 1181)* Sancha de Castilla y Plantagenet (1182 - 1184)* Urraca Of Castile (1187 - 1220)* Blanche de Castile (1188 - 1252)* Fernando de Castilla y Plantagenet (1189 - 1211)* Mafalda de Castilla y Plantagenet (1191 - 1211)* Leonor Castilla Y Plantagenet De Aragona (1202 - 1244)* Enrique I Of Castile (1204 - 1217)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Monasterio de Santa María la Real de las Huelgas Burgos Castilla y Leon, Spain Created by: A. I. Carroll-Zimmer Record added: Dec 04, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 62553726 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------